The Grandeur of the Marathon.

I don't know how many times I've seen this arrival video and it still makes my hair stand on end. Big Gabrielle !!!

The first official women's marathon, sanctioned by the IAAF, was that of Tokyo, in November 1979, and in Los Angeles in 1984, women would run the first women's Olympic marathon, in which Joan Benoit, from the USA, wins with a time from 02:24:52, in the midst of the standing ovation of an entire stadium, as a sign of recognition. And in that competition, the public would be moved to tears seeing the finish of the Swiss Gabrielle Andersen, 39, who, arriving last and absolutely exhausted and at the limit of her forces, was not allowed to leave or receive medical assistance for fear of being disqualified , completing the round of the Stadium dragging his feet and stumbling at each step, as can be seen in this video). The vehemence of this woman made modifying the general marathon regulations, where an athlete today can receive medical assistance without being disqualified, but without being transferred or helped to move.